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that's some of the ways sarah palin described katie couric. she said she didn't respond well to some of the questions because she was annoyed by couric's constant presence. she described one incidence after she had just finished a campaign rally. >> my friend opens the curtain for me to get backstage and there's the perky one again with the microphone and the cameras rolling and i'm like, dang, give me just a couple of minutes to gather -- with all due respect, yeah. nicely. >> so pretty perky, too. >> well, cbs' news president says -- yeah, that's right. the president of cbs saying the quality of the interview and the questions, they speak for themselves. >> wow. palin also claims in her book that she was basically tricked into doing the interview in the first place. how so? >> well, palin says she was driven to do the interview by a campaign adviser named nicolle wallace who used to work with couric. in the book she says wallace told her, quote, katie really likes you. she admires you as a working mom. she just relates to you, end quote. she
that's some of the ways sarah palin described katie couric. she said she didn't respond well to some of the questions because she was annoyed by couric's constant presence. she described one incidence after she had just finished a campaign rally. >> my friend opens the curtain for me to get backstage and there's the perky one again with the microphone and the cameras rolling and i'm like, dang, give me just a couple of minutes to gather -- with all due respect, yeah. nicely. >> so...
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give me just a couple of minutes to gather -- >> the perky one, you mean katie. >> with all due respect, yeah. nicely, yeah. >> reporter: and mccain aides deny forcing palin and her family to dress up in those designer clothes. in "going rogue," she writes -- "my family was made to look like a herd of hillbillies who had come to the big city and started living high on the hog, and that hurt me for them." telling oprah -- >> okay, this is like one of those relationships you have when we're young and somebody says, oh, i just love you the way you are, now let me change you. >> reporter: in her book, palin's chief antagonist was mccain strategist steve schmidt. she writes that he raised questions from day one on her views on evolution. in "going rogue," she writes that she told him she only believes in "parts of evolution" and "didn't believe in the theory that human beings -- thinking, loving beings -- originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea." still, blaming party heavyweights and the media could be a winning strategy. >> she's saying i don't like those people a
give me just a couple of minutes to gather -- >> the perky one, you mean katie. >> with all due respect, yeah. nicely, yeah. >> reporter: and mccain aides deny forcing palin and her family to dress up in those designer clothes. in "going rogue," she writes -- "my family was made to look like a herd of hillbillies who had come to the big city and started living high on the hog, and that hurt me for them." telling oprah -- >> okay, this is like one of...
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she said, do it, because katie has low self-esteem. in other words, she did the interview because she pitied katie? what kind of spin is that? >> sarah palin spin. randi talked about deer in the headlig headlights. that would make sense if you were sold on the interview like a total oprah life person. you would be a little shocked, what's going on here? >> she was running for vice president at that point. >> i'm saying in the moment, joy. you have to weigh that. >> katie couric is a network news anchor. >> what was told to -- >> she didn't do well with charles gibson either. >> she has excuses. what would be her excuse about not knowing any supreme court cases, for example? remember that, kinky? >> i don't know why she particularly would. roe v. wade, there's some -- >> that's the one she knew. >> i know brown and the board of education. i know there's a few. >> right. that was a bad one. >> dread scott was bad. >> dread scott was a bad one. >> do you think since you're running for governor of texas -- >> i think so, yes. >> you'll hav
she said, do it, because katie has low self-esteem. in other words, she did the interview because she pitied katie? what kind of spin is that? >> sarah palin spin. randi talked about deer in the headlig headlights. that would make sense if you were sold on the interview like a total oprah life person. you would be a little shocked, what's going on here? >> she was running for vice president at that point. >> i'm saying in the moment, joy. you have to weigh that. >> katie...
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her against katie couric is a wwe matchup. i want to see it again. maybe she knows -- >> i would like to say palin is opening up to oprah with another big thorn in her side. levi johnston who is the father of sarah palin's grand chile. in the new book, you want to know how many times she writes about him? not once. zero. his name is not mentioned. take a look at what oprah asked her. >> will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> that's a great question and it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. he is a part of the family and you want to bring him under your wing. he needs that too, oprah. to know that he is love and has the most beautiful child. this can all work out for good. it can. you don't have to go down this road of controversy and drama. >> this is refreshing to watch. keeping in mind she called him malicious and someone in desperate need of attention. is palin acting like a politician? >> she has gone hard on him in the media and he won an award and that warmed her up to levi a little bit. that is a porn indus
her against katie couric is a wwe matchup. i want to see it again. maybe she knows -- >> i would like to say palin is opening up to oprah with another big thorn in her side. levi johnston who is the father of sarah palin's grand chile. in the new book, you want to know how many times she writes about him? not once. zero. his name is not mentioned. take a look at what oprah asked her. >> will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> that's a great question and it's lovely to...
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plus, the real story behind that infamous katie couric interview. and conservative lightning rod ann coulter right her with her reaction in the interview you'll see only on "showbiz tonight." >>> carrie prejean gets a big offer for her solo sex tape. will she take it? and could there actually be more carrie sex tapes out there? >>> startling new reports today that brad and angelina are splitsville. tonight, the dramatic way they're trying to put those rumors to rest, once and for all. plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker," tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now! >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> and i'm brooke anderson, coming to you tonight from hollywood. tonight, when sarah met oprah. sarah palin today makes her much-anticipated appearance on oprah. >> yeah, brooke, it was sarah palin's very first interview with oprah winfrey. she was on to sell her new book called "going rogue." and not
plus, the real story behind that infamous katie couric interview. and conservative lightning rod ann coulter right her with her reaction in the interview you'll see only on "showbiz tonight." >>> carrie prejean gets a big offer for her solo sex tape. will she take it? and could there actually be more carrie sex tapes out there? >>> startling new reports today that brad and angelina are splitsville. tonight, the dramatic way they're trying to put those rumors to rest,...
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katie couric asked the question. i thought a legitimate question looking for insight into sarah palin's world view. what forms that world view and what newspapers and magazines do you read. she knows she fumbles the answer. everybody made a big deal out of it. >> obviously you read books and magazines. why didn't you name some? >> obviously i have of course all my life read them. i am a lover of books and magazines and newspapers. by the time she asked me that question even though it was early on in the interview, i was already so annoyed and it was unprofessional of me to wear the annoyance on my sleeve. >> you couldn't think of any? >> it was more like are you kidding sidney. >> i don't want to debate the merits, but i think it was a legitimate question. i did not buy what she told oprah about why she answered it the way she did or saying i read the "new york times" or whatever. >> what was going on there with katie couric and charlie gibson is you have the morning tv hosts who are normally doing inexpensive get aw
katie couric asked the question. i thought a legitimate question looking for insight into sarah palin's world view. what forms that world view and what newspapers and magazines do you read. she knows she fumbles the answer. everybody made a big deal out of it. >> obviously you read books and magazines. why didn't you name some? >> obviously i have of course all my life read them. i am a lover of books and magazines and newspapers. by the time she asked me that question even though...
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nia, you mentioned the katie couric interview. let's listen to it as it happened on the abc evening news, asking her about what she read. we'll listen to sarah palin's response then and her reaction now with oprah. let's listen. >> what specifically? i'm curious -- >> all of them. any of them that have been in front of me over all these years. >> can you name any? >> i have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. alaska isn't a foreign country. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? okay. >> you talked about in the book, so i assume everything in the book is -- >> yes. >> you do say that it wasn't your best interview. do you think that was a seminal defining moment for you, that interview? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. in fact, that is why segment two and three and four and maybe five were scheduled. the campaign said, right on, good, you're showing your independence, this is what america needs to see. and it was a good interview. of course, i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good
nia, you mentioned the katie couric interview. let's listen to it as it happened on the abc evening news, asking her about what she read. we'll listen to sarah palin's response then and her reaction now with oprah. let's listen. >> what specifically? i'm curious -- >> all of them. any of them that have been in front of me over all these years. >> can you name any? >> i have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. alaska isn't a foreign country. >> let's...
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she said wallace told her, quote, katie really likes you. she admires you as a working mom and just relates to you. she said katie really needed a career boost and had low self-esteem. nicole wallace, who you see here, says palin is lying. she said she would never say any of those things, robin, in a million years. >> something is just not matching up there. all right, thank you. >>> military police arrested a single mom with a baby son for refusing to deploy to afghanistan. specialist alexis hutchinson said that her mom was supposed to take care of the baby but was too busy caring for sick family members. an army spokesperson said hutchinson would not have been deployed if the army knew about this so they're investigating. so far she's not been charged. >>> a new kia motors plant that created thousands of jobs in georgia has opened its doors. the first car rolled off the assembly line yesterday. well, local officials say the plant could pump 6.5 billion into the area's economy and mean 20,000 more jobs in the state. >> the impact has been s
she said wallace told her, quote, katie really likes you. she admires you as a working mom and just relates to you. she said katie really needed a career boost and had low self-esteem. nicole wallace, who you see here, says palin is lying. she said she would never say any of those things, robin, in a million years. >> something is just not matching up there. all right, thank you. >>> military police arrested a single mom with a baby son for refusing to deploy to afghanistan....
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couric because katie couric has low self-esteem. did you read that? >> yeah. >> like a pity interview. >> like a pity interview. >> katie couric, didn't she do her colonoscopy on television? don't you think you need high self-esteem for that? >> i feel bad for the mailmen that month. what do they do with the envelopes you're supposed to send in? >> what are you talking about? >> the stool samples. >> my people only told me to come here today because you had really low self-esteem. >> there's another example of some crazy talk. nicolle wallace says the opposite. when she -- levi johnston, her pseudo son-in-law says one thing about her, she disagrees. then there's this guy, steve schmidt. it's like, what do these people need? a lie detector test? it's always he said/she said. >> you know that politics. in any, you know, losing campaign, fingers get pointed and people get blamed. heads roll. you know, this was her sort of chance to defend herself against all of these accusations and allegations that have been swimming around for a year
couric because katie couric has low self-esteem. did you read that? >> yeah. >> like a pity interview. >> like a pity interview. >> katie couric, didn't she do her colonoscopy on television? don't you think you need high self-esteem for that? >> i feel bad for the mailmen that month. what do they do with the envelopes you're supposed to send in? >> what are you talking about? >> the stool samples. >> my people only told me to come here today...
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>> it seems like a personal thing she has with katie couric. she goes back to the point time and time again. the one explanation is four or five pages long. she does more than that than with the rnc clothes thing and other decisions with the campaign and with the vetting. she really focuses on this interview. she clearly has some ill will toward couric. there's been a back and forth there. palin hasn't resisted in any of the interviews from slamming katie couric and i expect to see more of that. >> you talked about clothes. she says she was micromanaged and they tried to change her look. isn't some of that what happens with any new person on the national stage that they will be miko manaicromanaged to a pointd make you look your best. >> that's true. there will be dozens of people dedicated to making sure they look good and say the right thing. they are all handlers. these people have busy schedules and the handlers are necessary. she clearly did not react well to that. now, the personal relationships between her and mccain staffers and people
>> it seems like a personal thing she has with katie couric. she goes back to the point time and time again. the one explanation is four or five pages long. she does more than that than with the rnc clothes thing and other decisions with the campaign and with the vetting. she really focuses on this interview. she clearly has some ill will toward couric. there's been a back and forth there. palin hasn't resisted in any of the interviews from slamming katie couric and i expect to see more...
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she also got surprisingly candid about her interview with katie couric. that famous interview during the 2008 race. remember a lot of people thought it really hurt her image. and here is what she said. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> ha, ha, must we? >> yes. >> okay, okay. >> you talk about it in the book. so i assume everything is fair game. you do say that it wasn't your best interview. >> but, here again -- >> do you think that was a seminole, defining moment for you, that interview? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and maybe five were scheduled. the campaign said, right on, good, you're showing your independence, this is what america gets to see. and i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good interview. i don't know what a bad interview was. because i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> the entire interview with oprah airs on monday. that's the day before palin's memoir "going rogue" hits the stories. >> i absolutely agree. >> okay, you know, at the top of the hour, the u.s. a
she also got surprisingly candid about her interview with katie couric. that famous interview during the 2008 race. remember a lot of people thought it really hurt her image. and here is what she said. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> ha, ha, must we? >> yes. >> okay, okay. >> you talk about it in the book. so i assume everything is fair game. you do say that it wasn't your best interview. >> but, here again -- >> do you think...
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. >> did you think it was hostile of katie? >> it was straightforward questions and she did what she was supposed to do. she did follow up. it was like journalism 101. it is sad that that seemed extraordinary. she did a great job. >> why was it seen as extraordinary. >> she wouldn't answer a single question. it is okay if it is for children. she just wouldn't cave in and say it. it was a question that was beneath her and i think that is what ended up biting her. >> i think it was actually really interesting because people in the audience of the oprah taping said that sarah palin intimated that she might be interested in hosting a talk show. i thought that was the most interesting news. is that what we will get? that will be christmas for a long time. >> i thought that sarah was brilliant in what we just saw. she was doing an amazing impression of tina fey. >> but her hair looks better. >> she is gorgeous. she is very pretty. we all know that. oprah asking palin about levi johnston. >> one final question about levi. will he be i
. >> did you think it was hostile of katie? >> it was straightforward questions and she did what she was supposed to do. she did follow up. it was like journalism 101. it is sad that that seemed extraordinary. she did a great job. >> why was it seen as extraordinary. >> she wouldn't answer a single question. it is okay if it is for children. she just wouldn't cave in and say it. it was a question that was beneath her and i think that is what ended up biting her. >>...
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mccain-palin ticket. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? >> you talk about it in the book, so i assume everything is fair game. >> yes. >> you do say it wasn't your best interview. do you think that was a seminal defining moment for you? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and five were scheduled. right on, good, you're showing your independence. this is what america needs to see. it was a good interview. i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was. i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> palin one-on-one set to air on monday's oprah winfrey's show. those saying you don't care, i think you do care. >>> all right. there was a little drama with former miss usa carrie prejean on larry king live. she also has a book she's trying to sell. larry asked about a sex tape she made and why she settled her lawsuit with the pageant. she was ready to bolt. watch this. >> why did you settle? you don't have to tell me the terms of the settlement. why settle since
mccain-palin ticket. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? >> you talk about it in the book, so i assume everything is fair game. >> yes. >> you do say it wasn't your best interview. do you think that was a seminal defining moment for you? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and five were scheduled. right on, good, you're showing your independence. this is what america needs to see. it...
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did you see the katie couric interview she did? >> yes, i did. >> katie did what she was supposed to do and i don't say that just because i work at cbs. she did follow a lot, it was like journalism 101, it's sad that that's seen as somehow extraordinary. she did a great job, but it's par for the course. >> why was it seen as extraordinary. >> she wouldn't answer what kind of newspapers do you read. and it's okay if it's "highlights jshsz for children. it was a question that was somehow beneath her. and that's what ended up biting her. >> i think it's interesting because people who were in the audience of the oprah taping she, sarah palin said she might be interested in hosting a talk show. i thought that was the most interesting news to come out of that. that's going to be christmas for a long time. >> i better watch my schedule. >> i thought that sarah in that clip was brilliant that we just saw because she was doing an amazing impression of tina fey doing an impression of sarah palin. her hair is very pretty. >> oprah also asked
did you see the katie couric interview she did? >> yes, i did. >> katie did what she was supposed to do and i don't say that just because i work at cbs. she did follow a lot, it was like journalism 101, it's sad that that's seen as somehow extraordinary. she did a great job, but it's par for the course. >> why was it seen as extraordinary. >> she wouldn't answer what kind of newspapers do you read. and it's okay if it's "highlights jshsz for children. it was a...
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couric because katie couric has low self-esteem. did you read that? >> yeah. >> like a pity interview. >> like a pity interview. >> katie couric, didn't she do her colonoscopy on television? don't you think you need high self-esteem for that? >> i feel bad for the mailmen that month. what do they do with the envelopes you're supposed to send in? >> what are you talking about? >> the stool samples. >> my people only told me to come here today because you had really low self-esteem. >> there's another example of some kpraez talk. nicolle wallace says the opposite. when she -- levi johnston, her pseudodoe son-in-law says one thing about her, she disagrees. then there's this guy, steve schmidt. it's like, what do these people need? a lie detector test? it's always he said/she said. >> you know that politics. in any, you know, losing campaign, fingers get pointed and people get blamed. heads roll. you know, this was her sort of chance to defend herself against all of these accusations and allegations that have been swimming around for a
couric because katie couric has low self-esteem. did you read that? >> yeah. >> like a pity interview. >> like a pity interview. >> katie couric, didn't she do her colonoscopy on television? don't you think you need high self-esteem for that? >> i feel bad for the mailmen that month. what do they do with the envelopes you're supposed to send in? >> what are you talking about? >> the stool samples. >> my people only told me to come here today...
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>> open invitation for levi to come to aunt katie's house for thanksgiving dinner in washington. there, it's there. >> well, "showbiz tonight" was right there with levi at the "gq" man of the year party in hollywood last night and reporters were pressing levi about thanksgiving with the palins. he refused to comment, unfortunately. i was looking for some information on that. but, hyla, after all the venom between sarah and the guy that was almost her son-in-law, can you imagine levi and sarah sharing drumsticks and mashed potatoes at aunt katie's? >> let me think about this. no, absolutely not. not in a million years will this guy be anywhere near the palin compound. >> levi told "playgirl" he thought it would be awkward if he came to the palin thanksgiving dinner. understatement of the year? >> i think he would be worried that he wasn't actually the guest, but actually the stuffed turkey. although i would love to be a fly on that wall. it would be too good. >> rachel zalis, hyla, thanks so much, guys, appreciate it. we've been asking you to vote on our "showbiz tonight" question
>> open invitation for levi to come to aunt katie's house for thanksgiving dinner in washington. there, it's there. >> well, "showbiz tonight" was right there with levi at the "gq" man of the year party in hollywood last night and reporters were pressing levi about thanksgiving with the palins. he refused to comment, unfortunately. i was looking for some information on that. but, hyla, after all the venom between sarah and the guy that was almost her son-in-law,...
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. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? okay. okay. >> you talk about it in the book. i assume everything in the book is fair game. >> it is. >> you do say that it wasn't your best interview. >> here again -- >> did you think that was a defining moment for you, that book? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and five were scheduled. the campaign said right on. good. you're showing independence. this is what america needs to see. that's a good interview. i'm thinking if you thought that was a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was. i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> more bad blood between her and the mccain campaign officials. >> with answers like that, what is this? a book tour? to make money? to stay in the public eye? >> it's everything. she wants to get her message out. you write a book. get back in the spotlight, write a book. go on oprah and do a book tour. is there politics involved? does she want to run for the top spot next time around? we don't know. i tell
. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? okay. okay. >> you talk about it in the book. i assume everything in the book is fair game. >> it is. >> you do say that it wasn't your best interview. >> here again -- >> did you think that was a defining moment for you, that book? >> i did not. neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and five were scheduled. the campaign said right on. good. you're...